1 Maccabees 11:65-67

Good News Translation

⁶⁵ Then Simon laid siege to Bethzur and fought against it for a long time. ⁶⁶ The people asked for peace terms, and Simon agreed. He then took over the town, drove the people out, and stationed a detachment of troops there.

⁶⁷ Jonathan and his army set up camp by Lake Galilee. Early the next morning he marched his troops to the plain of Hazor,